Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top economic-development official outlined the various state incentives the governor has used to boost the growth of the state's tech industry.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top development official, Kenneth Adams, discussed Silicon Alley's place in the state's economy.

It's the battle of the broadband boosters. On Monday, Mayor Bill de Blasio laid out the centerpiece of his tech policy: universal access to high-speed Internet.

Tuesday brought Albany's turn to talk tech at Internet Week in Chelsea. And Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top development official touted the governor's record spending on wiring the state, and said Mr. Cuomo is happy to commit more.

Kenneth Adams, president of the Empire State Development Corp., took the conference podium to lay out New York state's $1.2 trillion economy and the place of Silicon Alley within it, calling attention to the fact that downstate accounts for two-thirds of that total and that tech is a growing part of it.

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"We are committed to growing New York's tech profile nationally and globally," said Mr. Adams, who pointed to his agency's Innovation NY fund, which helps seed New York startups with funding culled from the U.S. Treasury Department and Goldman Sachs. According to Mr. Adams, roughly 40% of that funding has gone to tech companies.

Mr. Adams also held up the Excelsior Jobs Program as a unique tool in retaining the growth of New York startups within New York State. Last week the state gave a $5 million credit to Etsy to help it grow its Brooklyn workforce. Keeping fast-growing tech companies, he argued, will attract the attention of even larger firms.

"We want more Etsys and more Quirkys," said Mr. Adams, referring to another Silicon Alley success story. "But we also want more Googles and IBMs as well."

Towards the end of his remarks, Mr. Adams gave credit to Mr. de Blasio's broadband plan but made it very clear that his boss, Mr. Cuomo, has already been visibly committed to the cause of more internet connectivity across the state.

"It's a little-known fact, and it should be better-known fact, that the governor has committed $68 million to his ConnectNY program across New York State," he said. "That is the largest broadband investment nationwide."

Whether Mr. Cuomo will expand ConnectNY into the five boroughs in order to aid Mr. de Blasio's plan remains to be seen.